Bottle crate or case.



l H. D. BOKOP. BOTTLE CRATE 0R CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 001221, 1912,

l 1.32 157 Patented Mar.16,1915.

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Inventor THE NoRRls PETERS Cc.4 PHGTD-LITHQ, WASHINGTON u n H. D. BOKOP.

BOTTLE CRATE 0R CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 0cT.21,1912.

l,132,l57 l Patented Mar.16,1915.

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Witnesses Attorneys MORRIS PETERS C0.. I=H0TO-LITH0vv WASHINGTON. D C.

'HENRY D. BOKOP, OF DEFIANCE, OHIO.

BOTTLE CRATE R CASE.

Application led October 21, 1912.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, HENRY D. Bono?, a citizen of the United States, residing at Deance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Bottle Crate or Case, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in bottle crates or cases, one object of the invention being the provision of a novel form of case or crate for the reception of bottled liquids in which the bottom has disposed thereupon a number of retainers so disposed that they coact one with another and with the walls of the case or crate to receive the bottles, thus economizing in space and using every available portion of the bottom of the case or crate to support the bottles.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal central sectional view through the crate or case constructed according to and embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 through the complete crate or case. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the bottle retainers per se. Fig. 5 is a detailed section showing the method of locking the lid or cover closed. Figs. 6 and 7 are detailed views showing modifications of the receptacle or crate structure.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the bottom of the crate or case which is preferably made of sheet metal and has upstanding therefrom at the respective edges a single sheet of a similar metal which constitutes the walls 2 of the crate or case, an angle iron 3 which is bent to conform to the contour of the edge of the bottom 1 being disposed to form a junction or connecting means between the lower end of the wall 2 and the edge of the bottom 1 and being electrically welded together and to such portions of the crate or case as to make Specification of Letters Patent.

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a neat connection and to dispense with the use of rivets or other projecting connecting means.

Secured to and carried by the upper edge of the wall 2 and surrounding the upper end of the crate is an angle iron 4, which is also electrically welded to the sheet 2 constituting the walls of the crate and electrically at opposite points are two short pieces 5-5 which constitute handles for the crate, said short pieces 5-5 being composed of pieces of angle iron.

The hinges 6 are connected to the rear edge of the wall 2 and carry the sheet metal lid 7 which is disposed to rest flat upon the upper flange 4 of the angle iron 4, the lid carrying the flexible spring catch 8 whose free end is disposed to engage the rim 4', as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, to hold the lid closed. The cover or lid 7 is reinforced transversely at each hinge connection by means of the plates 9, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2.

A number of bottle holders, as clearly shown in F ig. 4, are properly connected to the bottom within the walls of the crate or case, and each consists of the two members 10-11 which are connected to the bottom by means of rivets 12 and are disposed in cruciform relation as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and each pair of such members are so disposed as to provide spaces therebetween which are also bottle receiving spaces wherein the bottle rests directly upon the bottom 1 while the holders themselves retain the bottles between the projecting arms 14-14. The upper terminal of each of the respective arms is provided with the downturned portions 15-15 against which the bottle is placed so as to spread the terminals and thus permit of the resiliency of such terminals to maintain the bottle within the holder or between the terminals in the spaces 13 upon the bottom 1 of the crate or case. By this arrangement the space for accommodating the bottles is lessened to a great degree, and a smaller crate in area will accommodate a greater number of bottles than the usual crate where cross pieces or rods are employed.

It will be noted that by arranging the bottle holders or retainers as shown in Fig. 4 to accommodate 24 bottles, or what is termed a crate, there are four longitudinal rows of three holders, the two holders adjacent the corners, having but two upstanding arms which with the corners pro-v wall displacing the fourth arm. lt will alsoV be noted that the holders in one row alternate 'relatively to thoseV in the next row. Thus twelve holders attached to the bottom of the crate with the side walls and corners thereof provide in reality twenty-four bottle receptacles so that no space Vis lost, and the bottles in the spaces between the holders will be engaged by two or more of the resilient arms of the holders, just the same as if they were in the holders above the mem- 'bers l0-11 and not resting directly upon the bottom of the crate.'

As clearly shown in Fig. 6, a vlining l16 is disposed to the inner walls of the bottom,l 1 and wall 2, and thus provides a means rto exclude to a great degree, the exterior temperature so as not to affect the bottledgoods ymounted in the respective holding spaces of the crate, such lining being composed of asbestos, or paper, while in Fig. 7 disposed in spaced relation to the bottom is a sub-bottom 1, and also disposed in spaced relation to the wall 2 is a sub-wall2, the space between being filled with aninsulating material 16 of the same character as the material 16 shown in Fig. 6. Otherwise in both structures, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the bottle holding devices and the otherV portions -of the crate or case are identical. The

top is also insulated similarly to the vbottom and walls.

l What isclaimed is l:

A bottle ,crate having mounted upon the bottom thereof within the crate, a. plurality of bottle retainers, each retainer consisting of two U-shaped members, the terminals of which arecuryedto'forin 'resilient bottle engaging portions, the connecting portions of theV members being disposed in cruciform shape and connected together and to the bottom of thecrate, `said retainers being arranged in a plurality of rows'and spaced from each other, the retainers in one row alternating relatively to those in the adjacent rows to provide bottle receiving spaces between certain of the retainersand also certain of the retainers and the walls of the crate, the resilient terminals coacting with the bottles to maintain the bottles Vagainst movement, the curved portions of the terminals ofeach U-shaped member being vbent so'that one curved portion is inwardly while the other vis outwardly thus providing 'bottle engaging means internally and externally of the holder.

f In testimony that I claim the foregoing as' 'HENRY D. Boxor. Y

Witnesses: W. COSTELLO,V JOHN F. IMBER.

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Washington, D. G. 

